Seán Cullinane

Irish hurler
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish hurler
PlacesIreland
isAthlete Hurler
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1969
Age56 years
The details

Biography

Seán Cullinane (born 1966) is a retired Irish hurler who formerly played with Passage at club level and with Waterford at inter-county level.

Seán was both Passage and Waterford's number one full back for the late 1990s and at the start of the 2000s. Seán's final match for Waterford came on 11 June 2001 against Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Seán's inter-county career finished on a sour note, losing to Limerick by 3 points, after having led the match by 11 points after 16 minutes. Since Seán's retirement, it can be said that Waterford GAA have failed to successfully replace him at full back with a number of players such as Tom Feeney, Kevin Moran, Declan Prendergast and Ken McGrath all having been tried out at the position.

Seán had a frustrating club career with Passage having lost three Waterford Senior Hurling Championship finals, most notably in the 1993 final, having lost to Lismore GAA by a single point in an incredibly wet and windy day in Walsh Park. While Seán's final match for Waterford was a disappointment, his last match for Passage was more of a fairytale ending. At the age of 38, Seán came on as a sub in the 2007 Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship final where Passage beat Dungarvan by 6 points. This ensured that Passage would be back playing senior hurling in 2008.

Seán having now finished as a player at senior level, is head trainer at Passage.

In addition, he was announced as the second shock replacement in a week for the Waterford senior management team, alongside Kend Mcgrath for Nicky Cashin. Seán will act as defensive selector and coach under Michael Ryan for the 2012 season,replacing Br. Philip Ryan of Mt.Sion from 26/03/2012 onwards.

Honours

  • Munster Senior Hurling Championship runner-up - 1989, 1998
  • Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship winner - 2007
  • Waterford Junior Hurling Championship winner - 2009
  • Waterford Senior Hurling Championship runner-up - 1993, 1994 and 1997

Championship Appearances

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionMatch report
118 June 1989Semple Stadium, ThurlesCork0-05-16 : 4-17Munster Semi-Final ReplayIrish Times
22 June 1989Páirc Uí Chaoimh, CorkTipperary0-02-08 : 0-26Munster FinalIrish Times
33 June 1990Semple Stadium, ThurlesCork0-01-08 : 4-15Munster Semi-FinalIrish Times
42 June 1991Semple Stadium, ThurlesCork0-00-13 : 2-10Munster Semi-FinalIrish Times
531 May 1992Semple Stadium, ThurlesClare0-02-13 : 3-10Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Times
624 May 1992Semple Stadium, ThurlesClare0-00-16 : 0-14Munster Quarter-Final ReplayIrish Times
714 June 1992Semple Stadium, ThurlesLimerick0-01-13 : 2-13Munster Semi-FinalIrish Times
823 May 1993Walsh Park, WaterfordKerry0-03-13 : 4-13Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Times
919 June 1994Semple Stadium, ThurlesLimerick0-02-12 : 2-14Munster Semi-FinalIrish Times
1021 May 1995Páirc Uí Chaoimh, CorkTipperary0-01-11 : 4-23Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Times
112 June 1996Walsh Park, WaterfordTipperary0-01-14 : 1-11Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Times
1225 May 1997Semple Stadium, ThurlesLimerick0-01-17 : 2-20Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Times
1324 May 1998Austin Stack Park, TraleeKerry0-00-20 : 1-09Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Independent
147 June 1998Páirc Uí Chaoimh, CorkTipperary0-00-21 : 2-12Munster Semi-FinalIrish Independent
1512 July 1998Semple Stadium, ThurlesClare0-03-10 : 1-16Munster FinalIrish Independent
1626 July 1998Croke Park, DublinGalway0-01-20 : 1-10All-Ireland Quarter-FinalIrish Independent
1716 August 1998Croke Park, DublinKilkenny0-01-10 : 1-11All-Ireland Semi-FinalIrish Independent
1830 May 1999Semple Stadium, ThurlesLimerick0-01-16 : 1-15Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Examiner
1914 June 1999Semple Stadium, ThurlesCork0-00-24 : 1-15Munster Semi-FinalIrish Independent
2028 June 2000Páirc Uí Chaoimh, CorkTipperary0-00-14 : 0-17Munster Quarter-FinalIrish Independent
2110 June 2001Páirc Uí Chaoimh, CorkLimerick0-02-14 : 4-11Munster Semi-FinalIrish Independent
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